Rank

207of 3,144

Payette, Idaho

Score 7.35 / 10· population 27,279

About 27,300 people live in Payette, Idaho. It ranks #207 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% of counties. On this site's state scores, Idaho gets 7.89 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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